Obesity and the Endometrium: Adipocyte-Secreted Proinflammatory TNFα Cytokine Enhances the Proliferation of Human Endometrial Glandular Cells

• Main Authors: Sangeeta Nair (Author), HoVan Nguyen (Author), Salama Salama (Author), Ayman Al-Hendy (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity, a state of chronic inflammation, is associated with poor fertility and low implantation rates and is a well-documented risk factor for endometrial cancer. Adipokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha, play an important role in initiation of endometrial cancer. The aim of this study is to...